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Jerry Baker wrote:
> 
> http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/cogent15.htm
> 
> This is so awesome I almost peed myself while reading it ;-)

In case you don't/can't follow that link:

Cogent is preparing to offer unshared 100Mbps (yes 100Mb ethernet
basically) fiber service in major cities for $1000 a month. One thousand
dollars! That is so cheap for what amounts to 2/3 of an OC-3.

"It [Cogent] bought the pair of fiber strands across 12,500 miles and
spent the summer installing Cisco switching boxes in hundreds of
cornfields. Schaeffer contends that running his own national network
will lead to less data congestion and higher-quality service for
customers.

"Armed with $116 million in venture funding, Cogent plans to turn on its
network in Washington and three other cities in November, then expand to
nine more cities by spring. So far, it has signed 473 customers in 150
buildings, mostly inner-city office complexes."

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Jerry Baker

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